Beer Can Chicken

[Innkeeper]

Admittedly it's a little tricky. Especially when the critter is covered with OO and rub on the outside, more rub on the inside, and more rub in the can. You've got hot coals on both sides of you, etc, etc. I get the whole thing set up on a sideboard, balance, et al. Then I rake the coals to both sides, set the drip pan (an aluminum pie pan), and rake the coals back around it. Then I center a grilling grate over the drip pan, and toss the soaked chips on the coals. Then I transfer the already standing chicken to the grill, close the top, and go away for an hour. This is a good time to sip oaky chard. Come back, open hatch, toss in more brickettes and chips, close the hatch carefully, and go away another hour. Finish oaky chard, come back, and fetch in dinner.